Becoming A Leader

Leaders In Visionary Excellence

“Excited About the LEADER in YOU”

Copyright 2012 by Will Moreland All Rights Reserved

Definitions of Leadership
Challenges of Being a
Leader
Effective Leaders are
Empowered Individuals
How to Expand Your
Personal Empowerment
Summary

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?


Leaders are ordinary people who accept or
are placed under extraordinary
circumstances that bring forth their latent
potential, producing a character that
inspires the confidence and trust of others.

Myles Munroe
Becoming A Leader, “Everyone Can Do It”


True leadership is born out of a guiding
vision and a PASSION to accomplish a
noble task, and to inspire others to develop
and release their potential. It derives its
fulfillment from the success of others. –
Personal Sacrifice

Myles Munroe
Becoming A Leader, “Everyone Can Do It”


Good leadership involves responsibility to the
welfare of the group.
Some people will get angry with your actions and
decisions.
It’s inevitable, if you’re honorable.

“Being Responsible sometimes means pissing
people off.”

Secretary of State
Colin L. Powell


CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER
1. REJECTION

2. CRITICISM

3. LONELINESS

4. PRESSURE & PERPLEXITY

5. MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE

6. PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU

REJECTION

One of the most common costs of
leadership is the experience of
rejection. If you are willing to
accept the call to leadership, at
times, you may be rejected and
misunderstood.


CRITICISM

No leader is exempt! The very
nature of effective leadership
involves taking a position on issues,
making decisions, and determining
direction. These will always result in
some form of reaction from one’s
environment.


LONELINESS

Leadership, at times, is lonely,
because you must be out front,
ahead of the followers. Also,
because the leader is the one with
the guiding vision and purpose,
he/she sees the end from the
beginning and must live both the
process and destination, all at the
same time.

PRESSURE AND PERPLEXITY

Leaders must face the challenge of
the responsibilities and demands
that come with leadership. These
involve the need to make critical
decisions, often under constraints
and external pressure.


MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE

Leadership places heavy demands
on the individual who fills the
position. There is no way to become
an effective leader and not be
affected by its stress, physical
demands and mental toll.


PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSEST TO
YOU

You must be aware of the
tremendous cost which will be born
by those closest to you (for example,
family members). Because
leadership demands the giving of
oneself to others, your life becomes
the property of those whom you
SERVE.

PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

• Dedication
• Persistence
• Commitment
• Self-Motivation
• Self-Responsibility


NATURAL AND LEARNED
COMPETENCIES

• Education
• Skills
• Talents
• Abilities
• Strengths


PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE

• Performance
• Leadership
• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Creativity/Innovation


PEOPLE MATTER

“Organization don’t really accomplish
anything. Plans don’t accomplish
anything, either. Endeavors succeed
or fail because of the people involved.”


EXPANDING YOUR PERSONAL
EMPOWERMENT
1. Assess your present level of personal
empowerment. (Be honest. Solicit input from
various sources.)
2. Determine whether your performance falls
below, meets, or exceeds customer expectations.
3. If your performance is below expectations,
assess your level of commitment. (Seriously
reexamine whether you are committed to
meeting the expectations of your position. If not,
make plans for doing something else.)


4. committed, determine the new skills you require.
(If your responsibility and accountability
expanded with your new/present position, write
details about the new skills you require—
personal and/or professional skills.)
5. Acquire a mentor/coach to hold you accountable.
(Check out the results you produce.)
6. Work to overcome your self-limitations. (Let’s
talk about self-esteem.)


7. If committed to expanded empowerment, define
a new challenging area of activity. (Describe a
project or an area of activity you would enjoy.
This should involve significantly expanded
responsibility in terms of the acquisition of new
personal and/or professional skills.)
8. Proceed and apply steps five and six where
difficulties occur. (Get started on the new
project; use and learn proven professional
methods and knowledge.)


LEADERS MUST EMPOWER OTHERS
By empowering others, leaders tap unlimited
resources available to them by allowing others to:

 Use initiative
 Be resourceful
 Better accomplish the mission
 Use teamwork
 Take charge
 Use common sense and judgment

LEADERS MUST EMPOWER OTHERS
Leadership has great flexibility in varying the
level of empowerment based on the individual’s
capabilities and seriousness of the consequences
of the individual’s action/inaction.
When assessing capabilities, consider the
following:
• Willingness to accept empowerment
• Training
• Judgment
• Experience

WHAT ARE SOME PROBLEMS THAT AN
ORGANIZATION MAY FACE WHEN
THEY HAVE INEFFECTIVE LEADERS?

Workers don’t feel valued
Creates negative attitudes
Not developing all employees
Higher absenteeism
Low productivity/poor quality
Miscommunication


WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS WHEN AN
ORGANIZATION HAS EFFECTIVE
LEADERS?

Workers at all levels feel needed
Promotes positive attitudes
Utilize all resources
Reduce complaints
Workers share Ideas
Less confusion
Shared goals
Fosters TEAM building

If you are willing to work harder, longer,
and more intensely and beyond the call of
duty, you will become an Effective Leader.

Remember: It is easier to walk the
dog, than pull the dog!


SUMMARY


Dr. Will is author of the top selling book Genius Potential and a sought after speaker for
conferences, corporate training, colleges and organizations around the world.

Dr. Will is founder of Will Moreland International LLC a think tank for developing
world class leaders in life and business. The author of fourteen books ranging from
leadership to mental development, his insights on leadership gleaned from his military
duty to working with different organizations is remarkable.

For more information about his books, seminars, training and speeches, please contact
him at:

Will Moreland International LLC
P.O. Box 1581
Queen- Creek, Az 85142
Phone: 480-442-3056
Email: info@willmoreland.com

Visit us on the web at:
www.willmoreland.com
www.geniuspotentialbook.info


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